(3) Section 5(c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1522 (c)) is amended (a) by inserting immediately before the period at the end of the third sentence "or the equivalence thereof", and (b) by striking out the fifth sentence.

(4) The third sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 7 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1532(a) (1)) is amended by striking out "the same type of position" and inserting in lieu thereof "any position covered in salary class 15".

(5) Subsection (a) of section 8 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31–1533(a)) is amended by inserting "or class" immediately after "position" each time it appears in that subsection.

(6) Section 10 (a) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1535(a)) is amended to read as follows:

"(a) On and after the effective date of the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act Amendments of 1968, each promotion to group B, group C, or group D, within a salary class, shall become effective

"(1) on the date of the regular Board meeting of the twelfth month prior to the date of approval of promotion by the Board, or

"(2) on the effective date of the master's degree or doctor's degree or on the completion of thirty or sixty credit hours beyond the master's degree, as the case may be,

whichever is later.'

(7) Effective on October 1, 1967, the salary schedule contained in section 13(a) of the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1542 (a)) is amended to read as follows:

"Classification

Summer school (regular):

Teacher, elementary and secondary schools; counselor, elementary and secondary schools; librarian, elementary and secondary schools; school social worker; speech correctionist; school psychologist; and instructor, District of Columbia Teachers College__

Psychiatric social worker and assistant professor, District of Columbia Teachers College-
Clínical psychologist.

Associate professor, District of Columbia Teachers College.

Assistant principal, elementary and secondary schools, and professor, District of
Columbia Teachers College.

Supervising director..

8.22 9.18 10.02

Principal, elementary and secondary schools..

8.77 9.79 10.69

Veterans' summer school centers: Teacher..

(8) Effective on July 1, 1968, such salary schedule is amended to read as follows:

8.74

9.76 10.66

9.65 10.77, 11.76"*

Per period

"Classification

Step 1

Step 2 Step 3

Summer school (regular):

Teacher, elementary and secondary schools; counselor, elementary and secondary schools; librarian, elementary and secondary schools; school social worker; speech correctionist; school psychologist; and instructor, District of Columbia Teachers College.

Psychiatric social worker and assistant professor, District of Columbia Teachers College.
Clinical psychologist.

Assistant principal, elementary and secondary schools, and professor, District of
Columbia Teachers College..

SEC. 3. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by reason of this title only in the case of an individual in the service of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid (1) to any employee covered in this title who retired during the period beginning on October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, for services rendered during such period, and (2) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter 8 of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code (relating to settlement of accounts of deceased employees), for services rendered during the period beginning on October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, by any such employee who dies during such period.

(b) For purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces of the United States in the case of an individual relieved from training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States or discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, shall include the period provided by law for the mandatory restoration of such individual to a position in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 4. For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which an individual is eligible under the provisions of chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code (relating to Government employees group life insurance), all changes in rates of compensation or salary which result from the enactment of this title shall be held and considered to be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 5. The amendments made by paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 2 of this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first month following the date of the enactment of this Act.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Hon. JOHN L. MCMILLAN,

Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia,
House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Washington, March 19, 1968.

DEAR MR. MCMILLAN: The Government of the District of Columbia desires to report on H.R. 15183, a bill "To amend the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955 to provide salary increases for teachers and school officers in the District of Columbia public schools, and for other purposes."

The first section of the bill gives the legislation the title "District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act Amendments of 1968."

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2 of the bill provide for salary increases for teachers in two phases. The first phase pay schedule, to be effective on October 1, 1967, provides an average increase of 8.3 percent, costing approximately $5.7 million per year. This schedule is identical to that proposed by the District Government in draft legislation submitted to the Congress by letter dated November 14, 1967 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and introduced as H.R. 14051. The District accordingly supports the increases provided in the first phase pay schedule. With a January effective date, the cost of these increases for the last half of fiscal year 1968 would be approximately $3.3 million. Funds have been reserved in the District of Columbia budget for fiscal year 1968 to pay the increases provided by this first phase pay schedule, assuming an effective date of January 1, 1968 and additional funds to pay these salaries retroactive to October 1, 1967 can be obtained from a number of the District's reserve accounts, provided that such amount is reimbursed in increased revenue provided in Fiscal Year 1969. The District's proposed budget for fiscal year 1969 also contains a reserve to cover teacher salaries during such fiscal year at the rates of this first phase schedule. The second phase pay schedule, provided by paragraph (2) of section 2 of H. R. 15183, to be effective July 1, 1968, provides for an additional increase averaging 13.8 percent and costing an additional $10.1 million per year. The Government of the District of Columbia, as was stated in the letter to you dated March 18, 1968 respecting District recommendations for pay increases for teachers, police, and firemen, supports a second phase pay schedule for teachers such as that contained in H. R. 14526 (rather than H. R. 15183), if made effective July 1, 1968. Additional funds have been sought and are being sought from the Congress to pay for these increases in Fiscal Year 1969.

Paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) are substantially similar to provisions recommended by the District Government in its November 14, 1967 letter to the Speaker, and the District accordingly, for the reasons stated therein, endorses their enactment.

Paragraph (7) provides for a higher pay schedule for the summer and adult education schools, effective October 1, 1967. This pay schedule is identical to the one proposed by the District Government in its letter of November 14, 1967 to the Speaker, and accordingly the District endorses its inclusion in teacher pay legislation, but recommends that this pay increase be effective October 1, 1967, the effective date recommended by the District for general teacher pay increases. Paragraph (8) provides a second phase pay increase for teachers in the summer and adult education schools, to be effective July 1, 1968 in conjunction with the general second phase pay raise contained in paragraph (2). The District recommends the adoption of the second phase pay increases provided by paragraph (8) of H. R. 14526, rather than those of H. R. 15183.

Sections 3 and 4 are standard provisions used in legislation providing for retroactive compensation and accordingly the District supports their inclusion in H. R. 15183.

Section 5 of the bill makes paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 2 effective on the first day of the month following enactment of H. R. 15183. The District offers no objection to this provision but reiterates its recommendations that paragraphs (2) and (8) of H. R. 14526 be substituted for those of this bill.

The Government of the District of Columbia has been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that, from the standpoint of the Administration's program, there is no objection to the submission of this report to the Congress.

Sincerely ours,

THOMAS W. FLETCHER,

Assistant to the Commissioner

(For Walter E. Washington, Commissioner).